EMLA- Ap World History Flashcards

8631437162	Vasco De Gama	Portugese mariner; first Eurpoean to reach India by sea (1492)	0
8631444420	Christopher Columbus	Italian navigator in service of Aragon and Castile; sailed west to find India but found the Americas in 1492	1
8631481457	East India Companies	British, French, and Dutch trading companies that obtained gov't monopolies of trade to India and Asia; acted independently in their regions	2
8632784763	World Economy	Created by Europeans during the late sixteenth century; based on control of the seas; established an international exchange of foods, diseases, and manufactured products	3
8632801711	Lepanto	Naval battle between Spain and the Ottoman Empire resulting in Spanish victory in 1571; demonstrated European naval superiority over Muslims	4
8632813679	Core Nations	Nations, usually European, that profited from the world economy; controlled international banking and commercial services; exported manufactured goods and imported raw materials	5
8632831716	Dependent Economic Zones	Regions within the world economy that produced raw material; dependent on European markets and shipping; tendency to build systems based on force and cheap labor	6
8632853938	Vasco De Balboa	Began first Spanish settlement on Mesoamerican mainland in 150-	7
8632860528	New France	French colonies in Canada and elsewhere; extended along the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes and down into the Mississippi River valley system	8
8632871758	Atlantic Colonies	British colonies in North America along Atlantic coast from New England to Georgia	9
8632879258	Treaty of Paris	Concluded in 1763 after the Seven Years War; Britain gained New France and ended Frances's importance in India	10
8632900053	Cape Colony	Dutch Colony established at Cape of Good Hope in 1652 to provide a coastal station for Dutch ships traveling to and from the East Indies; settlers expanded and fought with the Bantu and other Africans	11
8632908185	Boers	Dutch and other European settlers in Cape Colony before nineteenth century British occupation; later called Afrikaners	12
8632938964	Calcutta	British East India Company headquarters in Bengal; captured in 1756 by Indians; later became administrative center for populous Bengal	13
8632947888	Seven Years' War	Fought in Europe, Africa, and Asia between 1756 and 1763; the first worldwide war	14
8655453209	Olmecs	(1200 BC- 400 BC) First to cultivate corn; giant stone heads	15
8655463720	Zapotecs	(500 BC- 750 AD) Hieroglyphic writing	16
8655517369	Teotihuacan	(250 AD- 900 AD) Pyramids and obsidian	17
8655522209	Toltecs	(900 AD- 1100 AD) Pyramids; warlike	18
8655530337	Maya	(250 AD- 900 AD) Similar to Greece; maize and beans; calendar and astronomy; animistic; human sacrifice	19
8655554377	Tikal and Chichen Izta	Mayan city states; similar to Sparta and Athens	20
8655563214	Quetzacoatl	Snakebird god; giver of life	21
8655589646	Aztecs	(1300 AD- 1521 AD) Animistic; Hernan Cortes; tribute empire; chinapas; murals	22
8655643758	Chinapas	Most productive agricultural system; four annual harvests; maize, beans, squash	23
8655652355	Huitzilopochtli	Sun god of the Aztecs	24
8655662537	Mural Paintings	Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo	25
8655668440	Inca	(1438 AD- 1535 AD) Andes, Atacama, Amazon; Peru Chile Bolivia Ecuador Argentina; Similar to Rome	26
8655696515	Incan Roads	20,000 miles; military transportation trade communication; lead to Cuzco	27
8655712581	Francisco Pizarro	Conquered Incas	28
8655718685	Machu Picchu	Religious; emperor's get away	29
8655737499	Trapiziod	13* angles of all walls in Incan empire	30
8655741892	Tambos	Rest spot for a messenger	31
8655748546	Quipo	Numeracy; crops, military, census	32
8655754818	Terrace Farming	potatoes	33
8655757404	Guano	Bird fertilizer	34
8655777876	1492-1776	American Revolution	35
8655780592	1433-1789	French Revolution	36
8655783219	1453-1750	Industrial Revolution	37
8655790394	Henry The Navigtor	Portuguese prince who organized exhibitions	38
8655794174	Cape Of Good Hope	Southern African Tip	39
8655834630	Ferdinand Megellan	1519; first European to circumnavigate the globe	40
8655841062	Columbus Exchange	Exchange of disease and food	41
8655848069	Mercantilism	Maximize trade	42
8655854480	Mestizo	"Man of mixed race"	43
8655899431	Cuzco	Inca capital	44
8655901410	Ferdinand of Aragon	1479-1516; ruled largest Christian kingdom in Iberia	45
8655907837	Isabella of Castille	1451-1504; ruled largest Christian kingdom in Iberia	46
8655916502	Mexico City	Capital of New Spain	47
8655922823	Caribbean Crucible	Spanish model for the Americas	48
8655924550	Hispaniola	First islands that the Spanish settled on	49
8655934954	Ecomendero/Ecomienda	Grant of Indian laborers	50
8655942486	Bartolome De La Casas	Supported peaceful conversion of Native Americans to Spanish colonies	51
8655959992	Hernan Cortez	Defeated Aztecs; lead 600 into Mexico in 1519	52
8655967607	Moctezuma II	Last independent Aztec emperor	53
8655971521	Coronado	Lead expedition for gold; 1540-1542	54